Jessie Beale

I fucking hate cold water.... that's why I'm doing cold exposure therapy!

Added 2022-12-09 05:00:06 +0000 UTC

Have you heard of it? No? Then I think you've been living under a rock.

Cold exposure therapy is sweeping the internet and honestly, at first, I thought it was a load of shit. I thought why the hell would anyone want to sit in a pool of ice? That's just stupid. But as fate would have it, I found myself surrounded by shirtless men grunting, groaning, and pumping themselves up to endure 3 minutes of sitting in an ice bath. When it was my turn I suddenly felt sick, riddled with fear. I couldn't do it, I couldn't endure the pain. My mind began racing, thinking of any excuse I could come up with not to get into that bath. It was as if my body thought I was in danger and every instinct inside of me was telling me to run.

Long story short, I didn't get in.

I sat with these feelings of fear for months after the event. Why couldn't I do it? Then it hit me... when things get hard, I give up. Every fucking time.

I have been battling my mind for as long as I can remember but this was the first time I was presented with something tangible, something that I could work towards. If I could take control of this fear, perhaps I could begin to take control of other aspects of my life.

So I decided to start small. COLD SHOWERS!

I was never a big believer in manifestation but those spiritual gurus must be onto something because as soon as I set the intention of not touching the hot water tap,, I was greeted by freezing cold showers during my South East Asia trip.

It's a work in progress and I definitely don't shy away from a hot shower when I find one but it's baby steps, right?

Have you tried an ice bath?